Chapter Summaries

Pei Yi and Wenwen swam with their family, then went to a restaurant for lunch. The chapter ended with Wenwen refusing his vegetables and tricking Gu Yunlan into saying he did not have to eat them.

• Pei Yi secretly held Wenwen's swim ring as Wenwen chased a beach ball, unaware his little brother was keeping him from catching it.
• After twenty-five minutes, Pei Yanchuan and Gu Yunlan took the children out of the pool and changed their clothes.
• Pei Yi hugged his big goose plush and refused to share it with Wenwen, who offered his chewed puppy plush in return.
• Xu Wang and Qin Huai ordered lunch and children's meals, with shrimp and broccoli for Pei Yi and chicken wings for Wenwen.
• Wenwen picked out his vegetables, and Gu Yunlan pushed them back onto his plate; after they argued, Wenwen happily clapped when Gu Yunlan said not to eat them, making Pei Yi smile.

Xu Wang and Pei Yanchuan took Pei Yi to an indoor playground with Qin Huai, Gu Yunlan, and Wenwen, where the two children played in the maze. After they returned home, Xu Wang read the director’s invitation for him and Pei Yanchuan to join a short parenting show and recognized several old friends among the confirmed guests.

• Gu Yunlan sulked after Wenwen and Pei Yi called him dumb, while Qin Huai tried to comfort him.
• Xu Wang and Pei Yanchuan took Pei Yi to an indoor playground with Qin Huai, Gu Yunlan, and Wenwen.
• Pei Yi explored the maze, and Wenwen went in searching for him; they passed each other several times before Pei Yi emerged and Wenwen found him.
• The families played at the playground until late afternoon, then parted ways, and Pei Yi fell asleep on the ride home.
• After Xu Wang read the director’s message, he learned that the director had invited him and Pei Yanchuan to appear on a short parenting show and saw familiar names on the guest list.

Xu Wang and Pei Yanchuan agreed to join a new season of the parenting reality show with their child, Yiyi. The director announced the original cast’s reunion, teasing the children’s identities and leaving viewers eager for the show.

• Xu Wang told Pei Yanchuan about the director’s invitation, and they agreed to join the show.
• The director learned that Xu Wang and Pei Yanchuan had accepted, then struggled to choose filming locations.
• In the group chat, Jiang Xiubai said he would bring his nephew, while Xu Wang and Pei Yanchuan figured he meant Dian Dian.
• Xu Wang and Pei Yanchuan took Yiyi to the company for a promotional photo, as the other groups did the same.
• The director posted a teaser featuring photos of the eight adult guests but kept the children’s faces hidden.

Pei Yanchuan and Xu Wang began filming a parenting variety show with their son, Pei Yi, and Glutinous Rice. Pei Yi’s self-introduction revealed that he knew Xu Wang’s name but not Pei Yanchuan’s.

• Pei Yanchuan welcomed the filming crew while Pei Yi crawled toward Xu Wang’s room, then picked him up and prepared his milk.
• Pei Yanchuan agreed to let the crew film Xu Wang waking up and carried him out of bed, startling Xu Wang when he noticed the camera.
• Xu Wang got dressed with Pei Yanchuan, then greeted Pei Yi, who called him “Dada.”
• Pei Yi introduced himself as Pei Yi and, when asked what his daddies were called, repeatedly answered “Xu Wang.”

The families took turns introducing their children for the parenting variety show. Wenwen called Gu Yunlan dumb, Hou Youyu calmly gave his daddies’ names, and Dian Dian ended his interview by revealing that he wanted a little brother.

• Gu Yunlan set Wenwen on the couch, and Wenwen climbed back up to answer the staff member’s questions.
• Wenwen said he was two hundred years old, then cheerfully called his dada dumb, leaving Gu Yunlan stunned and making Qin Huai laugh.
• Hou Yunqi held Hou Youyu as he answered that his name was Yu-yu, he was two and a half, and his daddies were Yu-yu and Qi-qi.
• Dian Dian pushed over a chair, sat down for his interview, and introduced himself as Jiang Suhe, nicknamed Dian Dian.
• Dian Dian urged the staff member to ask about his wish and said he wanted a little brother, alarming Jiang Xiubai and Yun Xi.

Xu Wang, Pei Yanchuan, and Pei Yi arrived at the village where the cast had filmed their previous show, and the director announced strict limits on what everyone could bring inside. The chapter ended with the children reacting to the rules, as Wenwen cried and Pei Yi held tightly to his goose plush.

• Dian Dian said he wanted a little brother to play with, prompting surprise from Jiang Xiubai, Yun Xi, and the staff.
• Xu Wang and Pei Yanchuan took Pei Yi to the filming location, where they recognized the village from their previous show.
• The families met up, and Wenwen eagerly called Pei Yi his little brother while the other children greeted him.
• The director arrived on a tricycle and announced that each child could bring four items into the village, while each adult could bring only three items besides clothes and necessities.
• After their parents explained the restrictions, Wenwen cried, Dian Dian froze, Hou Youyu calmed down with coaxing, and Pei Yi clutched his goose plush tightly.

The four children chose a few belongings and set off to search the village for food cards that they could exchange for lunch. Their parents expected to join the task, but the director instead invited them to watch the children on a screen showing four live feeds.

• Wenwen, Dian Dian, Hou Youyu, and Pei Yi chose a limited number of belongings to take from their suitcases.
• The families arrived at a renovated wooden cabin, where the director explained that the children had to find food cards scattered around the village to get lunch.
• The children prepared for the search, and their parents said goodbye with encouragement and reminders.
• The director revealed that the adults would stay behind and watch the four children on a large screen showing their live feeds.

Pei Yi encountered Big Yellow Dog and Goose King, who had resumed their old rivalry, and the animals backed away when they sensed him. When Goose King charged at the staff, Pei Yi pulled three feathers from its tail, leaving the goose shrieking in pain.

• Pei Yi followed a stone path and heard a dog barking and a goose honking.
• Big Yellow Dog and Goose King faced off, then both retreated when Pei Yi and the staff approached.
• Pei Yi stared at Goose King while Big Yellow Dog ran into its courtyard and shut the gate.
• Goose King spread its wings and charged at the staff, but Pei Yi pulled three feathers from its tail.

Pei Yi subdued the escaped Goose King and traded it back to its owner for a blue card. The card’s abstract drawing left Pei Yi and everyone watching puzzled about what dish it represented.

• Pei Yi grabbed the Goose King by the neck and held on until the goose gave up struggling.
• Xu Wang and the others watched Pei Yi’s feat on the livestream and praised his resemblance to Xu Wang.
• The goose’s owner arrived, and Pei Yi asked to trade the goose for a card.
• Pei Yi exchanged the goose for a blue card, then wondered whether its drawing showed worms.
• The director’s guests stared at him over the card’s confusing picture, and he protested that he was not the kind of person to make things difficult for the children.

Wenwen encountered a puppy that stole one of his cheese sticks, then found a blue card after recovering from tingly legs. Meanwhile, sleepy Hou Youyu watched two village elders play Gomoku and drew them into a serious match.

• Wenwen met a friendly puppy, which grabbed a cheese stick from his pocket and ran back to its large dog companion.
• Wenwen declared that he would not cry over the stolen snack, then stopped to tell a staff member that his legs were tingly.
• Wenwen resumed searching and spotted a blue card on a rock.
• Hou Youyu, drowsy in the warm sunlight, went to watch two village elders play Gomoku beneath a tree.
• The two elders exchanged determined looks and began competing in earnest while Hou Youyu watched.

Hou Youyu fell asleep beside Grandpa Li and Grandpa Liu after watching their Gomoku game, and the grandfathers made him a comfortable bed. Meanwhile, Dian Dian found a caterpillar, entrusted it to a staff member, and went to help an old woman carry firewood, where he proudly talked about being a big kid with muscles.

• Grandpa Li won the Gomoku game against Grandpa Liu, and the two found Hou Youyu asleep beside the table.
• Grandpa Li carried Hou Youyu while Grandpa Liu fetched a pillow and quilt, then they settled him down with the Production Team's blue card beside him.
• The director watched the grandfathers obtain the card by letting Hou Youyu sleep and stared at the livestream in shock.
• Dian Dian found a large green caterpillar near a vegetable patch and asked a staff member to look after it.
• Dian Dian carried firewood into an old woman's courtyard and introduced himself as Jiang Suhe, nicknamed Dian Dian.
• Dian Dian told the old woman that his older daddy said he was a big kid, then showed off his muscles.

Dian Dian earned a blue card by helping an old lady move firewood, then returned to the Wooden House with a caterpillar. The children reunited with their families, and Jiang Xiubai was left terrified when Dian Dian offered him a chance to touch the caterpillar.

• Dian Dian moved the old lady’s firewood, received a blue card as a reward, and thanked her before leaving.
• Hou Youyu returned asleep, and Hou Yunqi took him from the staff while Xia Yu watched.
• Pei Yi rushed into Xu Wang’s arms, and Xu Wang taught him the Goose-Catching Method as Pei Yanchuan listened.
• Wenwen ran past Gu Yunlan and into Qin Huai’s arms, kissing his little daddy while Gu Yunlan silently resolved to smack him.
• Dian Dian returned with a fat caterpillar, which Yun Xi admired, and Jiang Xiubai recoiled when Dian Dian asked if he wanted to touch it.

Jiang Xiubai overcame his fear of caterpillars, and the guests received their lunch prizes after Xu Wang distracted the director with flattery about his drawings. During lunch, Wenwen tried to trade his vegetables for Pei Yi’s meat, but Pei Yi refused.

• Jiang Xiubai poked Dian Dian’s pet caterpillar until Dian Dian anxiously shielded it.
• Xu Wang praised the director’s drawings to avoid guessing the dishes and hurry the lunch announcement.
• The director awarded the pairs oil-braised prawns, red-braised pork, four-joy meatballs, and grilled chicken wings.
• The guests ate lunch together, with Wenwen devouring his meat while Gu Yunlan urged him to eat vegetables.
• Wenwen offered his vegetables to Pei Yi in exchange for meat, but Pei Yi guarded his plate and refused.

Wenwen accidentally tried to trade away Pei Yi’s shrimp, then lost one of his daily cheese sticks as punishment from Gu Yunlan. The children set off to gather dinner ingredients in a hand-holding challenge while the fathers dressed in costumes designed to tempt them into letting go.

• Pei Yi explained that he understood Wenwen had not tried to take his shrimp on purpose, and Wenwen apologized to him.
• Gu Yunlan reduced Wenwen’s daily cheese-stick allowance from two to one, then fed him vegetables as Wenwen mourned the loss.
• The director explained that the four children had to hold hands while gathering dinner ingredients, or the group would lose ingredients for the meal.
• The four children said goodbye to their fathers and left together to search for ingredients.
• The fathers changed into costumes meant to tempt the children: Gu Yunlan and Qin Huai wore cheese sticks, Xia Yu and Hou Yunqi wore pillows, Jiang Xiubai and Yun Xi wore cardboard robot outfits, and Xu Wang and Pei Yanchuan wore white goose costumes.

Wenwen, Pei Yi, Dian Dian, and Hou Youyu searched for dinner while the Production Team sent disguised adults to tempt them away. The four stayed together through the first two encounters, but Dian Dian ran toward Jiang Xiubai and Yun Xi when they appeared as robots.

• Wenwen spotted Gu Yunlan and Qin Huai dressed as Cheese Stick Superman, let go of Pei Yi, and asked for a cheese stick, but Gu Yunlan refused.
• Pei Yi took Wenwen's hand again, and the four little ones continued on their way as Gu Yunlan and Qin Huai removed their disguises.
• Hou Youyu longed to approach Xia Yu and Hou Yunqi, who were disguised as pillows, but Pei Yi devised a plan for all four children to lean on them while holding hands.
• After resting against the adults, the four little ones said goodbye and resumed their search for food.
• Jiang Xiubai and Yun Xi appeared in robot costumes with a transformation soundtrack, and Dian Dian ran toward them while Jiang Xiubai tried to resist.

The four little ones admired Jiang Xiubai and Yun Xi performing as robots, then continued searching for food. Pei Yi invited Xu Wang and Pei Yanchuan, dressed as cartoon geese, to join them, and the group returned to the Wooden House together to collect ingredients.

• Dian Dian accidentally tore cardboard from Jiang Xiubai's robot costume, apologized, and received a gentle pat on the head.
• Jiang Xiubai removed the costume after the children left, and Yun Xi wiped the sweat from his forehead.
• Xu Wang and Pei Yanchuan waited in goose headpieces and joked about wearing matching animal outfits at home.
• Pei Yi spotted the cartoon geese and asked the staff member if he could invite them to the little courtyard.
• Pei Yi arranged for Xu Wang and Pei Yanchuan to hold the children's hands, and they all went to collect ingredients before returning to the Wooden House.

The families reunited after the children returned with ingredients, then chose tomatoes and beef for dinner after the director deducted two ingredients as a penalty. The livestream ended, and Pei Yi went to sleep between Xu Wang and Pei Yanchuan before waking the next morning to find himself at the edge of the bed again.

• Xu Wang and Pei Yanchuan carried the ingredients back, where the children discovered their parents had been disguised as mascots and rushed to greet them.
• Jiang Xiubai put a cardboard box over Dian Dian’s head, and Yun Xi rescued him.
• The director took away two ingredients because two children had let go of their companions’ hands, and the families chose to keep tomatoes and beef.
• Pei Yanchuan made tomato-braised beef brisket, which all four children enjoyed before the livestream ended.
• Xu Wang and Pei Yanchuan tucked Pei Yi between them for the night, and Pei Yi woke in the morning at the side of the bed.

Pei Yanchuan, Gu Yunlan, Jiang Xiubai, and Hou Yunqi cared for the children as they woke and gathered for breakfast. After the director arrived, he greeted the children before the assistant director reminded him to announce the task.

• Pei Yanchuan carried Pei Yi out of bed, and Gu Yunlan and Jiang Xiubai emerged with Wenwen and Dian Dian.
• Wenwen and Dian Dian complained that their daddies pushed or misplaced them while sleeping, while Pei Yi said he did not know what happened at night.
• Jiang Xiubai tried to hide his amusement as the children guessed that Pei Yanchuan had pushed Pei Yi away or carried him off in his sleep.
• Gu Yunlan and Pei Yanchuan brought the children milk, and Hou Yunqi later came downstairs with Hou Youyu.
• The guests and children ate breakfast together, then the director greeted the four children before the assistant director urged him to announce the task.

The children received money to shop for lunch ingredients and daily necessities, and their parents gave them shopping lists before they left for town. At the supermarket, Pei Yi carefully found and bagged leafy greens, while the other children began shopping separately.

• The director gave each child one hundred yuan and told them to buy items for lunch and daily use.
• Pei Yanchuan and Xu Wang told Pei Yi to buy pork belly, green peppers, and leafy greens, while Gu Yunlan and Qin Huai told Wenwen to buy tomatoes, eggs, and leafy greens.
• Xia Yu instructed Hou Youyu to buy pork ribs, carrots, and broccoli, while Jiang Xiubai secretly asked Dian Dian to get tomato-flavored hot pot soup base in addition to Yun Xi's list.
• The Assistant Director took the four children to a supermarket in town, where they split up with their own carts.
• Pei Yi found the leafy greens section, asked an employee for a bag, and picked a bunch of greens with her help.

Pei Yi collected green peppers with help from elderly shoppers, while Wenwen spent much of his budget on snacks before forgetting which vegetables he needed. The chapter left Gu Yunlan horrified when Wenwen decided to buy every kind of vegetable.

• Pei Yi searched for green peppers, and several elderly shoppers gave him bags of peppers they had picked out.
• Xu Wang, Gu Yunlan, Yun Xi, and Xia Yu praised Pei Yi’s careful shopping as they watched from the Wooden House.
• Wenwen picked out candy, cookies, and milk, spending 52 yuan before buying any vegetables.
• Wenwen reached the vegetable section and told a supermarket employee that he wanted to buy all the vegetables.
• Gu Yunlan looked devastated by Wenwen’s plan for an all-vegetable feast, and Xu Wang sympathized with him.